Manager, Prevention Field Services

Overview

Are you an expert in occupational health and safety with a passion for injury prevention and safe workplaces? Are you a strong people leader with a Hygiene or Safety expertise? We are seeking an occupational health and safety professional to join our Prevention Field Services leadership team as a Manager, Prevention Field Services. As a key member of a provincial management team, you will manage key project initiatives to advance injury prevention and safety in the workplaces of British Columbia.

In addition, you will be a key contact for external stakeholders on prevention and other occupational health and safety-related matters. You will lead a team of officers to deliver on compliance and consultation services in health and safety.

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position. In this role, you will work primarily from our Prince George/Richmond office with some flexibility to work from your home in B.C.

• Prince George
• Richmond

You’ll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.

• Manage and direct assigned staff in maintaining high levels of service and in achieving Divisional priorities. Hire, orient, evaluate, coach, and manage staff performance.
• Oversee and ensure the effective delivery of Prevention services and programs, including education and consultation with employers and workers and enforcement of the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
• Participate in business planning and decision-making activities related to the continual improvement of our prevention services.
• Develop, lead, and implement regional and provincial short- and long-term projects that support the efficient and effective delivery of quality work at the field level.
• Provide advice to management and field staff to ensure the effective application of law, policy, and guidelines applicable to occupational health and safety.
• Work directly with both internal and external stakeholders, including industry, employer, and labour representatives.

• A degree in a relevant discipline, such as occupational health and safety, occupational hygiene, industrial psychology, etc.
• A minimum of five years of experience in occupational health and safety in an industry (for Prince George: Construction, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing or Forestry; for Richmond, Hygiene is strongly preferred) where you have gained knowledge of industry processes and experience in managing common health and safety risks and hazards unique to the industry.
• A minimum of three years of work experience in a management role with oversight and/or management of staff in occupational health and safety that demonstrates a broad knowledge of industry, employer, and labour issues.
• Experience in a unionized environment is an asset.
• A track record of successful project management and implementation.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. For instance, candidates with a relevant diploma and certificate would be required to have additional years of experience.

• Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:
  • Successfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
  • Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada.

WorkSafeBC’s COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023; however, we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

WorkSafeBC promotes safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and…